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We celebrated my brother's 22nd birthday with dinner and a movie. My parents, my grandmother, my brother and his girlfriend after much talk all went to see this latest installment in this Disney Christmas trilogy.
As it turns out, the only two that wanted to see it were my brother and I. Everyone else either thought it was 'okay' 'boring' or 'cute.' My brother and I liked it and walked out with bright smiles on our faces singing along to the Aly and AJ song during the credits. (It's true, we actually know who Aly and AJ are and can sing along to their music)
Did my brother and I (along with the crowd of small children in the audience) like this movie because we have no taste? I would argue a strong 'no.' I would say that both my brother and I liked this movie because he and I both have intact something that most people loose by the time they're our age - childlike hearts and I think in some ways our belief in Santa.
If you remember the first Santa Clause it spoke right to the heart of believing isn't seeing and to have faith like a child. My brother and I both have very playful spirits and it's one of the things that he and I have a bond over. We love cartoons and feel good family movies. We're especially suckers for Disney movies because they often evoke childlike joy. I watch the first Santa Clause every year and it never gets old. Part of it is the timeless theme of not wanting to grow up but another part of it is that now that I am an adult I sometimes have to remind myself that the holiday season we're soon entering is fun and it's sometimes something that I need to work at to be excited about.
It's not a movie for everyone, it's a movie for the young and the young at heart. If you fall into either of those categories (or if you liked the first two) then this is a great closure to a very festive Disney franchise.
Now that I'm all in the spirit of Christmas, I might just hang some lights before it snows.
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